London borough · England
Camden
Explore the formation of the London Borough of Camden and the writers, institutions and historic names described in the council’s local history guide.
Quick facts
- Type of place
- London borough
- Nation
- England
- Official identifier
- gss:E09000007
- Part of
- London (Region)
Overview
The London Borough of Camden was formed in April 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Hampstead, Holborn and St Pancras. Camden Town is one part of this wider borough, which includes areas with distinct histories and cultural associations.
Camden is a London borough in England.
Population and demographics
- Land area
- 21.78 km²
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Figures for . ONS EW MYE25 workbook geography: Notes April 2024; landing edition 2023 boundaries.
Office for National Statistics · ons-mid-2025 · MYE5!D209 (binary spreadsheet decimal rounded to 6 dp). Released 29 July 2026.
Open Government Licence v3.0 · Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
- Population
- 216,658 people
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Figures for . ONS EW MYE25 workbook geography: Notes April 2024; landing edition 2023 boundaries.
Office for National Statistics · ons-mid-2025 · MYE2 - Persons!D209. Released 29 July 2026.
Open Government Licence v3.0 · Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
Population density: 9,948.3 people per km²
Calculated from the population and land area for 30 June 2025, using figures from the same release and covering the same boundaries.
From Bloomsbury to King’s Cross
Camden Council’s history guide describes Bloomsbury’s associations with writers and artists including Virginia Woolf. Bloomsbury contains the British Museum and university institutions. The guide also records King’s Cross’s earlier name, Battle Bridge. The British Library building on Euston Road opened in 1998.
Related places
- Part of the wider area of: London (Region) Source · lad-region-2025